Tour Scotland 4K early Winter road trip drive, with Scottish music, North on the A9 road, through Birnam to the Square on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Dunkeld, Highland Perthshire. Dunkeld is located about 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of what is now the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands, and on the opposite, North. side of the River Tay from the village of Birnam. The name Dunkeld comes from from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, meaning " fort of the Caledonians ". Its recorded history dates back to the foundation here of a settlement by Culdee Monks in about 730AD. This was rebuilt by Kenneth MacAlpin in 848 and two years later Dunkeld became the religious centre of Scotland when Saint Columba's relics were moved here from Iona for safe keeping from increasing Viking raids. Most of the original town was destroyed during the Battle of Dunkeld when, in August 1689, the 26th Foot Cameronian Regiment successfully fought the Jacobites shortly after the latter's victory at the Battle of Killiecrankie. Holes made by musket ball strikes during the battle can still be seen in some buildings. When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip.
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